Phillipsburg man charged with leaving 2-year-old home alone

A Phillipsburg man is in Warren County jail today after authorities accused him of leaving a 2-year-old home alone for four hours.

Authorities charged 26-year-old Bernie Kidd on Tuesday with endangering the welfare of a child, according to a news release from the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office. Kidd, of the 100 block of Filmore Street, had his first appearance today before state Superior Court Judge Ann R. Bartlett in Belvidere.

Bartlett set bail at $100,000 with no 10 percent option.

Authorities allege Kidd left the 2-year-old unattended from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21 at a home in the 500 block of Walnut Street, according to court records. Kidd’s relationship to the child is unclear. As a condition of his bail release, he is to have no contact with the victim or the family of the victim.

Authorities charged Kidd with a second-degree endangering offense, which carries a maximum of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, according to the prosecutor.